--- a/templates/classic/html/page.html	Sun Nov 12 00:09:42 2006 +0000
+++ b/templates/classic/html/page.html	Sun Nov 12 00:14:10 2006 +0000
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@
 	      value="id,activity,title,creator,assignedto,status"/>
        <input type="hidden" name="@sort" value="activity"/>
        <input type="hidden" name="@group" value="priority"/>
-       <input id="search-text" name="@search_text" size="10"/>
-       <input type="submit" id="submit" name="submit" value="Search" i18n:attributes="value" tal:attributes="value request/search_text" />
+       <input id="search-text" name="@search_text" size="10"
+              tal:attributes="value request/search_text | default" />
+       <input type="submit" id="submit" name="submit" value="Search"
+              i18n:attributes="value" />
      </form>
   </div>
  </td>